Telegram-herald., 1887-08-14
PfArs AaD PL4rERs

the sac1sss of Gas Hoyt' c0lGsales slaoslis
a. tkeir izn1rsnes 81 thet ehereai
thsy SPEAK. de j. tae most rikid aid pap
ticular of Stage managers. he Insists uloa
Debating every ba Of oassnesss the leaaing
Of every lins, almost every look sna gss-
tuIs AMI # a. ac-0r ventures 70 sttsmP. -
sileT Or Improve on" tAs directions eiFsa
him. wrath, 6nes. and sYsR summary
dismissal may &c his reTsrd- Bat Hoyt
knows his business. taoroughly lie noI
only writes his comedies. bar also many %
tie incidental songs. occasionally the music
a. vel a. the words. At pinch he can
direct the orchestra, run properties. or
touch up u scene. ana As al aotor-espe-
eiAlly Ia quiet comedy psrts-he Is better
than many a comedian who gets big sal
arr for being funny. his memory IS won
derful. lie knows every liDe aud every
detail Of business in a Tin Soldier" and
Rag Baby, and has played every male
part in both pieces, usually al less than ten
minutes notice, and never with time for a
single rehearsal. Yet he was never known
70 miss line or cue. He played the role
Of Brooklyn Bridge one night during the
| great run OF "A Tin Soldier al the stand
ard Theatre, New York. under peculiar
| circumstances. The overture had COM
menced when the stage manager discovered
/ that Mr.. Arthur. who plays Bridge. was
not IN the theatre. Ar. Hoyt was called
down from his box. in which he was enter
tanning party OF friends, and informed Of
the situation. What's 10 be done2' asked
| the stage manager. "Oh, II means me.
| sighed Hoyt, who hates acting above all
| things. Go on, I'll be there Ten min
| utss later he was on the stage and played
/ the part without break. But he is better
| IL character comedy roles, and hls best act
| ing was in the role of the plumber. which
he played for some weeks al the opening OF
| the season. lie doesn't pretend 10 be an
actor-doesn't want TO be one and never
tries to be funny. But his faculty tor read
| ing lines is remarkable. He brings out the
| flll force of every word he speaks. and his
| avoidance of all attempts al pulling mugs
| and his intense earnestness gives to his
| comedy a quaint seriousness that always
pleases. IL is this happy faculty OF playing
/ part well himself that enables him 10 SO
perfectly drill his actors and make his
| plays so successful.
Tin Soldier" will be produced at Powers
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| day evenings, with family matinee Satur-
day afternoon at $50 o'clock. Mr.. Berger
Will make special feature of the marinees
the coming season where ladies and child
| rem without escort can be made as COM
Portable as Al home. The new entrance
| Cor foyerl, has been newly decorated and
| nothing will be LETT undone 10 make this
house tbs family resort Of this city.
The following company has been en-
| gagged for "a Dark Secret" Misses Dora
| Goldthwaite, Gabriel Du Ssuld, Virginia
Nelson, Mollie Nugent, Messrs. }. 5.
| Thompson, j. Mason, II. Walton, J. T..
| Hynes and J. Martin. II. st. OrTnund will
| be business manager and J. T.. Nugent
manager. The professional osrsmen Teemer
| and HOsmer are to appear in the Henley
| regatta scene. The play will be produced
at the Walnut Street Theatre. Philadelphia
on September 3. John Douglass, the author,
and the manager Of the Standard Theatre
London. will come To his country to assist
in the production Of the play.
As was foretold Roland Reeds new piece
"Dr. Qusck," will not be ready before Sep
tember, and therefore Reed will have tc
open his season in Boston 1fth his familiar
CHECK" which the'Hub las not seen since
it first gave its approval fOur'yeaTs ago
New York will see "Dr. Quack'' during the
last week in February and the first in
March, when Reed will play it al the Four.
teenta Street Theatre.
1t seems great pity that the very mora
citizens of Chicago should have been sc
terribly shocked by the production OF Henry
Arthur Jones Welcome Little Stranger
Had il been a New York success, Chicago
would have laughed itself tired over it in
steEd OF indulging in mock modesty.
Pauline Hall and Isabella Urquhart, o
the Casino "Erminie' company, 90 no
speak as they pass by. Pauline Hall SLY.
some sarcastic things about Bella and the
latter says your another"
Lsngtry does not produce Cleopatra
after all. Instead she viii next year appear
in a new play by Charles Costlan. In which
the fair actress will show her shape in
suit Of boys clothes.
Notwithstanding the denial Of John Siet
son, it is a fact that Harry Miner has a con
tract by which Mrs. James Brown Poite
will appear at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in
November next.
Margaret Mather opens her next season
August Goth in Rochester. FREDERICK
Pauding, Mines Levick, and Mrs. so
Smith will be leading members of the c ON
pany.
Miss Adelaide MoorJA.to recently re
turned to England, is visiting Lady Lock
iDgton at her country seat near GoOdwOod
and is taking in the races.
Imre Kiralfy has commenced prepara
tons for q spectacular production of "AlieI
Quatermaine." which has been adapte,
from Ryder Haggard' s novel.
The Kiralfy BLACK Crook" company, II
which Imre aud Bolossy Kirslfy are iointl1
interested. begins the next season Octobe
Il, in Pittsburg-
Harry Lacy will play the leading part o
Jack Manlev in The Still Alarm. when i
is produced 81 the Fourteenth Street Thea
tre on August -.
After much negotiation 0.mond Tearle
, finally signed bis contract last week as ths
leading man f0r next season az Wsiiack
Theatre.
Inre Kiralfv expects to spend $4,000 o.
the production Of "Iszulnl, TIE lrst Of "a
Rave psntomiales that be vii revive.
Edward F. Kid5er has been engaged 9
manage Docksts5er's Ministries. Tie ses
son opens IN Nsw York sept 5.
Biondin. the famous tight rope artist
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